Lantana
Lantana camara
- Plant type
- shrub
- Settings
- Landscaped and ornamental
- Risk
- Moderate risk Our rating from the cited sources.
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a veterinarian.
Photos
Planned.
How to tell it
Shrub with square young stems, rough opposite leaves, flat clusters of small yellow, orange, pink or red flowers, black berries (Merck).
Look-alikes: Planned.
What to do on a site walk
- Remove or fence off.
Why it matters
- Toxic principle
- Triterpenes (lantadene A and B)
- Toxic parts
- All parts, leaves and green berries especially
- Basis for our rating
- Chewgrass rating. Cornell lists goats; Merck and Langston: liver damage and sunburn-like skin damage.
Signs in goats
Off feed, yellow gums, watery feces, sunburn on light skin (Merck, Langston).
If you think an animal has been poisoned, call your vet right away.
Season
No source data yet.
Sources
Links last checked: 2026-10-31